05-04-2004, 02:00 AM
well i missed it or this is the worst the spring run of stealhead there has been in a long time on the east side . only a dosen fly guys at the meathole and me by my lonesome at the dam . the water was high and clear , browns jumping near the bottom and a couple suckers was all i recived for my trip . the browns were barley leagle for me , 14" so they went back in to put on some more weight . i like them up and over 20" . the suckers were spawned out but could have brought another couple master anglers patches easily . not one bit of crome jumping the spillway , none in the holes , not a single one saw all day as reported by a vlyman i conversed with , he had been there since daybreak . i gotta blame the bad run this year on the weather , and the fact that the dnr continues to sell trawler permits at the mouth of the river . if they would just quit opening up that area to comercial fishing just think of all the money that would be save from restocking programs . yea, us fishermen would do a lot better too . oh well , guess i'll just have to wait for the fall runs now . with more snow this morning , that should be real soon around here . lol ! [signature]
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